DAGS is reimbursement grant funding facility specifically designed to provide financial assistance to legally registered firms/individuals/Business Support Organisations (BSOs) with the potential to export their products and services. DAGS is a reimbursement facility which means that no monies are advanced to beneficiaries and they will have to incur the full cost of their projects and be reimbursed on completion of their projects. A grant may not be awarded retrospectively. The objective of DAGS is as follows:
- Opening new markets; increasing exports to the Caribbean Region and/or other International Markets
- Lowering production costs
- Identifying new sources of supply for raw materials or other inputs
- Increasing productivity through training and personnel development
- Facilitating Trade Mark, Intellectual Property and Copyright Protection
- Reducing environmental impact
- Capitalising on the benefits of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME), CARICOM-Dominican Republic FTA or any other bilateral or multilateral arrangements signed by the region within the region or with ACP or EU partners
- Fostering intra-regional cooperation to enhance productivity and capitalise on economies of scale
- Promoting programmes which will impact on underdeveloped areas or disadvantage sectors within the region (e.g. rural area development and gender).
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Take a look at the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme – DAGS – Brochure.
Regional DAGS Country Advisors
Caribbean Export has trained Country Advisors to assist firms during the application and reimbursement process of the programme. Connect with a Country Advisor in your location.
| Country | Organisation | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry | Ms Juray Roberts | Juray.Roberts@ab.gov.ag |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority | Ms Jacqueline Yearwood | jacqueline.yearwood@ab.gov.ag |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority | Ms Ayanna Baptiste | ayanna.baptiste@ab.gov.ag |
| Bahamas | BAIC | Mrs Debbie Strachan | debbiemstrachan@baic.gov.bs |
| Bahamas | BAIC | Mr John Burrows | johnburrows@baic.gov.bs |
| Bahamas | GBPA | Mr Charles Pratt | cpratt@gbpa.com |
| Barbados | BIDC | Mr Allan Lange | alange@BIDC.ORG |
| Barbados | BIDC | Mr Modou Diagne | mdiagne@BIDC.ORG |
| Belize | BELTRAIDE | Ms Diana Hernandez | diana@belizeinvest.org.bz |
| Belize | BELTRAIDE | Ms Shahera McKoy | shahera@belizeinvest.org.bz |
| Dominica | Dexia | Mr J. Lloyd Pascal | lpascal@dexiaexport.com |
| Dominica | Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce | Ms Lizra Fabien | daic@cwdom.dm |
| Dominican Republic | ADOEXPO | Ms Noelia A Tavares | NAlberto@adoexpo.org |
| Grenada | Grenada Industrial Development Corporation | Ms Karen Boatswain | kboatswain@grenadaidc.com |
| Grenada | Grenada Industrial Development Corporation | Ms Khesha Mitchell | kmitchell@grenadaidc.com |
| Guyana | GOINVEST | Ms Uchenna Gibson | ugibson@goinvest.gov.gy |
| Guyana | Small Business Bureau | Dr. Lowell Porter | lportersbb@gmail.com |
| Haiti | CASELI | Mr Patrick Dessources | patrick.dessources@caseli.org |
| Haiti | YMCA | Mr Roges Lamothe | rogesl@gns.ht |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Exporters Association | Ms Carole Rowe | cbrowe@exportja.org |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association | Ms Paula Hagley | paula@jmea.org |
| Saint Lucia | Small Business Development Centre | Mr Jonathan Allain | jonathan.allain@govt.lc |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Ministry of International Trade, Industry Commerce and Consumers Affairs | Mrs Tonya Kelly | tonya.kelly@gov.kn |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce | Mrs Brenda John | bjohn@sknchamber.com |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Centre for Enterprise Development | Nisha Glasgow | nglasgow@cedsvg.com |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Centre for Enterprise Development | Keisha Phillips | kphillips@cedsvg.com |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Invest SVG | Ms Hazell-Anne Nero-Roberts | hnero@investsvg.com |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Invest SVG | Sianne Timm | stimm@investsvg.com |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Invest SVG | Ms Angenella Young | ayoung@investsvg.com |
| Suriname | Suriname Business Development Center | Mr Ratanlal Kalka | rkalka@sbc.sr |
| Trinidad and Tobago | exporTT Ltd | Ms. Deborah Hoyte | dhoyte-redman@exportt.co.tt |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturer’s Association | Mr Ismahieel Ali | tradeassist@ttma.com |
